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it was broadly used. a reporter at cnn put an ad on of this kind and got 15 responses in three hours. we talked to constituents. we looked at craigslist. it was clear that it was massive in terms of the opportunity for prostitution. it's not just prostitution. it's human trafficking. the terrible, terrible abuse of children. so whatever efforts that they were making to keep people off that would do these things, they were failing. maybe necessarily were failing. but it was clear, i think, to most everybody that this was a huge source of the information that leads to prostitution and in some cases human trafficking. >> woodruff: john miller, do you dispute that that's what's been going on at craigslist? >> no. it's probably pretty likely these ads were for prostitution. the question is not, are these ads for illegal services and should law enforcement take action against these ads and the people placing them? but the question is really is this the most effective way to do that? we're not sure that it is. a
it was broadly used. a reporter at cnn put an ad on of this kind and got 15 responses in three hours. we talked to constituents. we looked at craigslist. it was clear that it was massive in terms of the opportunity for prostitution. it's not just prostitution. it's human trafficking. the terrible, terrible abuse of children. so whatever efforts that they were making to keep people off that would do these things, they were failing. maybe necessarily were failing. but it was clear, i think, to...
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they've told us take it or leave it. my response to our russian friends is i choose to leave it at this time. >> ifill: but admiral mike mullen the chairman of the joint chiefs was among those add to go the late pressure with a letter to lawmakers urging passage. it read in part, this treaty enhances our ability to protect and defend the citizens of the united states. i am confident in its success as i am in its safeguards. the president, vice president biden, and secretary of state clinton also worked the phones throughout the day. white house spokesman robert gibbs said the effort was designed to changewaivering minds. >> i think they've had an opportunity to focus on those that are supporting the treaty and listen to... listen to chairman mullen, secretary gates, jim baker, george shultz, henry kissinger, and others make i think a very compelling case along with the president and the vice president. why this enhances our security, why it does nothing to impact or inhibit our ability to defend ourselves in any way. >>
they've told us take it or leave it. my response to our russian friends is i choose to leave it at this time. >> ifill: but admiral mike mullen the chairman of the joint chiefs was among those add to go the late pressure with a letter to lawmakers urging passage. it read in part, this treaty enhances our ability to protect and defend the citizens of the united states. i am confident in its success as i am in its safeguards. the president, vice president biden, and secretary of state...
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to discuss >> ifill: joining us to discuss what mr. rangel's remarks might mean for the congressman and his party is newshour political - ow unusual was that, david, for him to go to the well of the house like that? >> really rare, gwen. we never see that. we he seen after some folks in the congress lose, they go and make a real partisan speech in the well. but not when somebody is under a cloud of ethics allegations the way charlie rangel is right now. he went to the well against the advice of his lawyers. he went to the well after democratic leadership in the house tried to convince him not to go to the well. them didn't want to hear this speech today. he felt he not told his side of the story yet. he clearly had some grievances about the process. he wanted to air those grievances. >> ifill: both he and max even waters the congresswoman from california who is also under an ethical cloud have turneded the argument against the ethics committee and the whole process. do they have a point? >> here's the point that they do have that i thi
to discuss >> ifill: joining us to discuss what mr. rangel's remarks might mean for the congressman and his party is newshour political - ow unusual was that, david, for him to go to the well of the house like that? >> really rare, gwen. we never see that. we he seen after some folks in the congress lose, they go and make a real partisan speech in the well. but not when somebody is under a cloud of ethics allegations the way charlie rangel is right now. he went to the well against...
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give us something concrete that allows us to see an impact. >> okay. let's take the recovery act. the fiscal stimulus that is much criticized. the maximum benefit of that fiscal stimulus through the tax cuts of the tim lus and through the spending increases hit their apex last sumner june, july and august of last summer. and that is precisely when the recession ended. the exact precise timing. so that, i think, is some evidence, at least it is very suggestive that the stimulus, the recovery act was very important to bringi an end to the great recession. >> brown: john taylor, what do you see coming from that stimulus? >> when you look at the specific things that were done, so sending checks to people, to jump-start consumption. you look at the checks sent out, and you don't see consumption jump-starting or moving. in other words, it didn't have the effect that it was advertised to have. and i say the recovery is starting earlier, quite frankly, the panic in the fall of 2008 was behind us by december, january. and also i would say the recovery that we had and unfortunately it's now
give us something concrete that allows us to see an impact. >> okay. let's take the recovery act. the fiscal stimulus that is much criticized. the maximum benefit of that fiscal stimulus through the tax cuts of the tim lus and through the spending increases hit their apex last sumner june, july and august of last summer. and that is precisely when the recession ended. the exact precise timing. so that, i think, is some evidence, at least it is very suggestive that the stimulus, the...
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what unites us as republicans will be the agenda of the american people. and if we're listening to the american people, i don't see any problems incorporating members of the tea party along with our party in... in the quest that's really the same. >> mr. boehner, mr. leader, i know that all of you-- and, senator mccconnell, this is for you, too-- i know that all of you have been reading about '94 and how, you know, the mistakes and pitfalls of your colleagues that you were actually part of. i wonder how... what are the lessons you take away from that? how will you govern differently this time? and, senator mcconnell, how does it affect what you will do in the senate if you don't have a majority? >> well, i think clearly the election yesterday did not transfer full control of the government to the opposition. it was a first step in the direction of changing what we've been doing in washington. there are two opportunities for that change to occur. our friends on the other side can change now and work with us to address the issues that are important to the am
what unites us as republicans will be the agenda of the american people. and if we're listening to the american people, i don't see any problems incorporating members of the tea party along with our party in... in the quest that's really the same. >> mr. boehner, mr. leader, i know that all of you-- and, senator mccconnell, this is for you, too-- i know that all of you have been reading about '94 and how, you know, the mistakes and pitfalls of your colleagues that you were actually part...
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people think they can use them anywhere, any time. you see people using them anywhere any time. most cases very rudely. but the point is that you can't drive a car safely while you have a cell phone or a texting device in your hand. you simply can't because you're take your hands off the wheel for one thing and you're distracted for another thing. our statistics, we believe, are really the tip of the iceberg in terms of the real magnitude of this. >> woodruff: do you think the laws that we cited a minute ago are making any difference? >> i think enforcement is important. first of all you have to have good laws. there's a good law in washington d.c. and there's a good law in my home state of illinois, but enforcement is also very important. today while our distracted driving meeting was going on in washington, the washington d.c. policeality the direction of the chief were actually issuing tickets. they were sitting on a corner watching people, pulling them over, that were on a cell phone or texting. they wrote tickets today. that is the way that we will correct very dangerous be
people think they can use them anywhere, any time. you see people using them anywhere any time. most cases very rudely. but the point is that you can't drive a car safely while you have a cell phone or a texting device in your hand. you simply can't because you're take your hands off the wheel for one thing and you're distracted for another thing. our statistics, we believe, are really the tip of the iceberg in terms of the real magnitude of this. >> woodruff: do you think the laws that...
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will be allowed to use more cn-based ethanol. the environmental protection agency today approved gasoline mixtures containing up to 15% ethanol. the maximum now is 10%. the ethanol industry maintains that higher concentrations of the corn-based fuel will not harm engine performance. the auto industry disagrees and livestock operations warn the move will mean higher corn prices for them. upbeat reports on corporate earnings helped wall street today. the dow jones industrial average gained more than 75 points to close at 11,096. the nasdaq rose 23 points to close at 2,441. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: and we return to chile now for a live update from the >> lehrer: now, what next for the don't ask, don't tell policy for gays in the military. yesterday, a federal judge in california issued an injunction barring the u.s. military worldwide from further implementing the policy. the judge said it infringed on the fundamental rights of u.s. service members. days to decide whether to appeal the
will be allowed to use more cn-based ethanol. the environmental protection agency today approved gasoline mixtures containing up to 15% ethanol. the maximum now is 10%. the ethanol industry maintains that higher concentrations of the corn-based fuel will not harm engine performance. the auto industry disagrees and livestock operations warn the move will mean higher corn prices for them. upbeat reports on corporate earnings helped wall street today. the dow jones industrial average gained more...
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bnsf, the engine that connects us. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: 56 iraqis died in more than two dozen separate attacks across iraq today. they appeared to be coordinated. margaret warner has our report from iraq. >> warner: the targets of today's wave of violence: iraq's local government and police forces. no one claimed responsibility. the deadliest attack was in kut, 100 miles southeast of baghdad. a suicide bomber blew up his car inside a security barrier near the town's local council and police station. 19 people were killed-- 15 of them policemen, and 90 others were wounded. baghdad was also hit hard. in the city's qahira neighborhood, a suicide bomber detonated a car bomb near a police
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it demuch depends on how it's used. it gives so much flexibility and i worry that the instance we've seen of this has already been used for mischief. and this is the bankruptcy of general motors and chrysler, the federal government using the tarp essentially did something akin to nonbank regulation lewis, the ability to -- resolution. the ability to take over a company. the money went into the auto companies and out to the united auto workers. and that's probably not what people had in mind with the tarp. >> lynn stout, what else is there in this law that gives you pause? >> well, the treatment of derivatives i think was really critical part of the law that not many people understand. but it's absolutely essential, because essentially the creation of a derivatives market took what would have been a kind of relatively confined consumer finance crisis and magnified it many times into a huge speculative bubble. and the bill originally when it came out of the senate agriculture committee was quite strong and looked like it
it demuch depends on how it's used. it gives so much flexibility and i worry that the instance we've seen of this has already been used for mischief. and this is the bankruptcy of general motors and chrysler, the federal government using the tarp essentially did something akin to nonbank regulation lewis, the ability to -- resolution. the ability to take over a company. the money went into the auto companies and out to the united auto workers. and that's probably not what people had in mind...
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the people are looking to us to move us in a new direction. that's what we're prepared to do. >> reporter: with voting day looming both sides were gearing up to watch for problems and to fight potential court challenges in a number of races that could finish with razor-thin margins. >> lehrer: coming up, we have more on both top stories. on the elections, tim kaine and haley barbour; the campaign ad wars; and where we stand on election eve. plus, on the bomb story, how to secure the air cargo system. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan in our newsroom. >> sreenivasan: iraqi christians held funerals today for hostages killed at a roman catholic church in baghdad last night. at least 58 people were killed and 78 wounded. militants seized the site during evening mass, and that triggered a raid by iraqi security forces. it was unclear if the hostages died before or during the raid. at the vatican, pope benedict xvi denounced the attack and appealed for an end to the violence in iraq. >> among those who died there were als
the people are looking to us to move us in a new direction. that's what we're prepared to do. >> reporter: with voting day looming both sides were gearing up to watch for problems and to fight potential court challenges in a number of races that could finish with razor-thin margins. >> lehrer: coming up, we have more on both top stories. on the elections, tim kaine and haley barbour; the campaign ad wars; and where we stand on election eve. plus, on the bomb story, how to secure the...
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nhk world. >> he joins us now in the studio. you just mentioned khan is the go-to person in japan's muslim community. how busy do you think is he dealing with problems? >> he says he gets 20 to 30 inquiries each month to burials and there are issues, for example, the construction of a mosque in western japan last year pitted local residents against muslims. the locals associate islam as a terrifying religion. in an effort to eliminate this misconception, muslims organize events to help local residents understand their culture and customs. the muslims also do up a statement promising they will not cause noise or any other problems. after rounds of discussion, the locals and muslims came to understand each other. eventually the mosque was built. >> and what kind of issues do the muslim children face here in japan? >> one major one happens in education. khan told me how school lunches at elementary and junior high schools sometimes contain pork. since islam prohibits pork consumption, muslim children can't eat the lunches. a number
nhk world. >> he joins us now in the studio. you just mentioned khan is the go-to person in japan's muslim community. how busy do you think is he dealing with problems? >> he says he gets 20 to 30 inquiries each month to burials and there are issues, for example, the construction of a mosque in western japan last year pitted local residents against muslims. the locals associate islam as a terrifying religion. in an effort to eliminate this misconception, muslims organize events to...
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this used to be a road through sugar cane fields. >> ( translated ): the water did not let us take our things. the houses started crumbling down. we quickly took our kids and a commof animals, although we lost most of them. we saved our lives and came he here. >> reporter: through robust relief efforts, falah has been able to provide loyalty. >> these people reached my village and i see these are the people there working actually. really, i'm astonished by the work of these people. for this reason, i join these people. >> reporter: a retired pack taken army general says groups like falah and its predecessor used disaster relief as a recruiting method. >> they have a grass-root network which operates in several parts of the country. and so always actually, you find them, you know, the first ones, because the government takes much longer to respond. and as it is, this government has never been very efficient. >> i would say that basically it's th one or two others which have always been trying to assist or in the forefront whenever anything like this happens. >> reporter: and so rahman a
this used to be a road through sugar cane fields. >> ( translated ): the water did not let us take our things. the houses started crumbling down. we quickly took our kids and a commof animals, although we lost most of them. we saved our lives and came he here. >> reporter: through robust relief efforts, falah has been able to provide loyalty. >> these people reached my village and i see these are the people there working actually. really, i'm astonished by the work of these...
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you use words like "modest" and "fragile"? or what words do you use? >> well, i did an assessment myself in september for general petraeus and i pretty much agree with the content of the report. it's unmistakable that the momentum is beginning to switch to our favor. we've seen erosion of taliban will, we listened to them everyday on their radio traffic, we interrogate them on a regular basis and we have begown see that change. plus, every battalion and brigade commander that i spoke to had evidence of taliban that wanted to cross back over and reintegrate into afghan society under general petraeus' program, it's called the afghan local police. now, there are hundreds of those. hopefully they'll grow into the thousands like it did in iraq. that's tangible evidence of a shift. the other shift is that we are literally in many areas where we have not been before and we have secured them and we have removed the taliban from the throat of the people. challenges lie ahead in terms of governance, to be sure, i agree with that. and also i fundamentally believe
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he joins us from charlotte. shane, given what you know now and there are still facts coming out about this case, what do you make of it? >> you know, our organization campus pride is very disturbed by the rash of teenage gay suicides that have happened over the last three weeks including the one at johnson and wells just this last wednesday. that bring up to five gay suicides that have happened. and so we're deeply disturbed and ultimately our goal is that colleges and universities across the country take action and use these deaths as an opportunity to really create a safer learning environment for all students. >> suarez: william, you wrote about this for this morning's slate.com, what have you been concluding. >> i'm really struck by the convergence of an old weakness of our nature which is to exploit, you know, students take advantage of each other. they often hum il yate each other, they play pranks. but that now magnified by the technology and the ability of a student to get easy access to someone in a pos
he joins us from charlotte. shane, given what you know now and there are still facts coming out about this case, what do you make of it? >> you know, our organization campus pride is very disturbed by the rash of teenage gay suicides that have happened over the last three weeks including the one at johnson and wells just this last wednesday. that bring up to five gay suicides that have happened. and so we're deeply disturbed and ultimately our goal is that colleges and universities across...
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google, microsoft, that's us. i would say -- >> wait a second, google is a bunch of russian immigrants. >> innovation is our long suit. yes, we were strong manufacturing. but you know what let the other countries have it. let's be the leader 6 innovation. let's be the leaders in new energy what i love about some of the stimulus acions that obama are taking is because it's talking about investing not only infrastructure, next subpoena investing in new energy. something we absolutely have to do. i would like to point out briefly is that we always have the highest happy index of any nation in the world. we report higher levels of general happiness, no wonder we -- >> we're naive. >> we are. no wonder we want -- an toe mystic people. what i love about obama don't underestimate him. he was the one that surprised everyone, came out ahead of hillary, i think he's going to -- >> gofering our -- >> i think this lack of competitiveness, real threat to the new america that secretary clinton talks about is that we no longer b
google, microsoft, that's us. i would say -- >> wait a second, google is a bunch of russian immigrants. >> innovation is our long suit. yes, we were strong manufacturing. but you know what let the other countries have it. let's be the leader 6 innovation. let's be the leaders in new energy what i love about some of the stimulus acions that obama are taking is because it's talking about investing not only infrastructure, next subpoena investing in new energy. something we absolutely...
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they should motivate us more. they should take us more into the society. people will then be motivated to do more for integration and to be part of society. >> would you support a quota system like they do in the uned states to get turks into jo like theolice force or private industry? >> generally, yes, but it does not conform with the german constitution, so i do not want to discuss quotas, but discuss what measures could help people to be official servants. >> what is the biggest challenge turks in germany right now? >-- facing turks in germany rigt now? >> the discussion i immigrants long to germany, islam belongs to germany -- this must be stopped. >> we thank you for talking to us. we are concerned -- there are concerned opponents who point to the deep difference in birth rates between germans and the country's moslem communities -- country's muslim communities and what that means for demographics. 8000 more turkseturto their homeland a arrived. many of those returning to turkey are highly-trained. >> it is a natural -- here, she advises patients on
they should motivate us more. they should take us more into the society. people will then be motivated to do more for integration and to be part of society. >> would you support a quota system like they do in the uned states to get turks into jo like theolice force or private industry? >> generally, yes, but it does not conform with the german constitution, so i do not want to discuss quotas, but discuss what measures could help people to be official servants. >> what is the...
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thank you both for being with us. we just saw that report on the effect of these outside groups raising a lot of money, pouring millions of dollars into this campaign. leslie sanchez, do you first. how much of an effect is all that money going to have on this campaign? >> i think it's going to raise a tremendous amount of buzz, certainly media interest. with the advent of social media and a lot of those ads have become viral, they're seen by a lot more people. it creates an area kind of a collective area of people who are in tune to those particular candidates. to that extent i think they have an influence but money has been part of campaigns. this is not new. it's not so over top as one would think based on the media coverage. >> woodruff: karen finney, not new and not over the top? >> you know, i'm going to have to respectfully disagree. i think one of the big stories coming out of this election actually will be as we learn more about... when reports actually come out, how much money really was spent by outside grou
thank you both for being with us. we just saw that report on the effect of these outside groups raising a lot of money, pouring millions of dollars into this campaign. leslie sanchez, do you first. how much of an effect is all that money going to have on this campaign? >> i think it's going to raise a tremendous amount of buzz, certainly media interest. with the advent of social media and a lot of those ads have become viral, they're seen by a lot more people. it creates an area kind of a...
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will you give us an update on your career since your beloved husband's passing? >> it has been very much a pattern of continuity of the issues that were important to me even before i married, let alone during my marriage. trying to insure that his legacy of tolerance, of peace-building, of inclusion and he was an extraordinary mediator and moderate force within the arab and muslim world as well as between our cultures. to try to keep that alive through the king hussain foundation. >> do you -- your principle objective is to try to bridge the gap between the muslim world and the world of the west; is that right? >> that is certainly a key focus of mine. >> how is that going? >> well, i'm one of so many in the world today who are -- who feel that the moderate voices, the constructive and authentic voices of islam and even of arab culture are not being heard within our region and cultures and also between. in other words, they are not being heard in the west but they are also not strong enough in the arab and muslim world. i'm trying through a variety of different m
will you give us an update on your career since your beloved husband's passing? >> it has been very much a pattern of continuity of the issues that were important to me even before i married, let alone during my marriage. trying to insure that his legacy of tolerance, of peace-building, of inclusion and he was an extraordinary mediator and moderate force within the arab and muslim world as well as between our cultures. to try to keep that alive through the king hussain foundation....
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none of us did. >> yes, israel was quite justified. >> chanting death to the jews. >> anti-semitic anti-jewish things being said and displayed at that rally. >> this is america. it's free speech. i think people should be allowed to say whatever they want. ♪ >> it's the summer of 2006. this is beirut, lebanon. this is haifa, israel. across a globe in michigan, this is dearborn. and this is southfield. dearborn and southfield are suburbs of detroit. dearborn has the largest concentration of arabs outside the middle east. and southfield has a significant concentration of jewish people. and now that we're at war with ea other, relations between the two communities at times reflect the tensions of the middle east. some of these tensions are covered in the local newspapers. >> last year we had an editorial that was published. it was published right on super bowl day in detroit. >> we are a right of center conservative page. >> and the editorial is on sunday, he says that -- that palestinians have lust fo
none of us did. >> yes, israel was quite justified. >> chanting death to the jews. >> anti-semitic anti-jewish things being said and displayed at that rally. >> this is america. it's free speech. i think people should be allowed to say whatever they want. ♪ >> it's the summer of 2006. this is beirut, lebanon. this is haifa, israel. across a globe in michigan, this is dearborn. and this is southfield. dearborn and southfield are suburbs of detroit. dearborn has...
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he used every one. >> what about these -- >> there aren't anymore. left. they are down the road. >> how about letting another voice in here. in a market oriented society, the number of -- i don't know what's so funny about that. >> quickly. >> the society, the tools that a president has are limited and the republicans are blocking what few tools he has. they are blocking legislation that would help small business and in truth, when he took over, we didn't know if the banking system would survive. we didn't know if we would have an automobile industry. we have gm thriving and we have wall street doing fine. the benefits have not made it down to ordinary people. he needs more time for that. >> five seconds. when will his recovery kick in? >> i don't believe you can predict that sort of thing. we are >>> predictions, pat. >> fitzgerald should not retry blago, but he will. >> newly released corporate money and money raised by outside groups are going to give the republicans a huge fund raising advantage going into the november elections. >> david. >> in kentuc
he used every one. >> what about these -- >> there aren't anymore. left. they are down the road. >> how about letting another voice in here. in a market oriented society, the number of -- i don't know what's so funny about that. >> quickly. >> the society, the tools that a president has are limited and the republicans are blocking what few tools he has. they are blocking legislation that would help small business and in truth, when he took over, we didn't know if...
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one veteran aide official in pakistan who askd us not to use his name said militants have stated that they will target american-supported relief efforts. the question is how much risk should u.s.-aid partners absorb to make sure that the u.s. gets credit? but the head of pakistan-based humanitarian organization doesn't share that concern. he works with the u.n.'s world food program to distribute u.s. finance assistance. >> we are giving... the u.s.-aid logo is on it. it is getting to every home. people are taking it. people are thankful. that's what i think. i mean, i don't see any resistance in that regard. >> reporter: the u.s.a.i.d.has strict labeling and marketing requirements for programs it funds, but the agency's burger says it can waive those requirements on a case-by-case basis. burger himself is well aware of the security risks of a public profile. officials are required to travel with armed escort, limiting their ability to assess their own projects. one involves reconstruction of schools in the village. schools were destroyed by mud and water. with the help of the u.s. fin
one veteran aide official in pakistan who askd us not to use his name said militants have stated that they will target american-supported relief efforts. the question is how much risk should u.s.-aid partners absorb to make sure that the u.s. gets credit? but the head of pakistan-based humanitarian organization doesn't share that concern. he works with the u.n.'s world food program to distribute u.s. finance assistance. >> we are giving... the u.s.-aid logo is on it. it is getting to...
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that was not a name used by me. william blake used that as a name for god. blake wrote poems where he complains about god as being the absent father who is never there, what help are you? and i used it more as a figure of death than god. >> what did your son think of that character? >> i thought that it might be too scary and i was worried. but it turned out to be his favorite character. i thought maybe this kid has a little bit of a dark side and i can push it a little bit. but, no, he ended up with this anti-father -- >> that was his favorite character. >> his favorite character. >> you second son milan. >> milan, yes. >> so milan comes along and said, ok, dad, where is my book? >> yes. he read the first book. he must have been nine and a half, 10. and immediately began the campaign about the injustice of his life and how his brother had this treasure and he didn't have anything so where was his book. what he didn't know is when i wrote the first book, i actually enjoyed the experience of writing it so much that the moment he was born i had it in my mind,
that was not a name used by me. william blake used that as a name for god. blake wrote poems where he complains about god as being the absent father who is never there, what help are you? and i used it more as a figure of death than god. >> what did your son think of that character? >> i thought that it might be too scary and i was worried. but it turned out to be his favorite character. i thought maybe this kid has a little bit of a dark side and i can push it a little bit. but,...
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and also to use religion... i mean. i think this whole conflation of obama with islam and islam with terrorism is subliminally and subconsciously making... is tapping into the same currents that mccarthyism tapped into. these aliens and elites have taken over and they're running it and they're for the enemy, actually. there's a sort of element of that. none of this is explicit. some of it is but a lot of it isn't. and it's a very potent force especially when people don't see the recovery in sight and they're frustrated and afraid. and because also secular america and liberal america has, in my view, been too contemptuous of religious faith. that the religious question, which is the central question of our times, i think, is... has been abandoned by people of moderate faith and people of secular liberal convictions. there are too few of us in the public square saying "i'm a christian but i'm also a secularist and a moderate. my faith is strong but it is not that certain. i admit doubt. i don't want to impose it on anybod
and also to use religion... i mean. i think this whole conflation of obama with islam and islam with terrorism is subliminally and subconsciously making... is tapping into the same currents that mccarthyism tapped into. these aliens and elites have taken over and they're running it and they're for the enemy, actually. there's a sort of element of that. none of this is explicit. some of it is but a lot of it isn't. and it's a very potent force especially when people don't see the recovery in...
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in addition they give us insight into cancer. they give us insight into birth defects. they allow us to do drug discovery. so from the cells themselves, we can device and generate drugs that themselves will go into patients. none of this is potential for... is the poe fence derived from adult stem cells. >> woodruff: your comments? >> i'm surprised that dr. snyder would make that statement. these studies have been published in some of the leading scientific journals in the world. ask the patients themselves whether they appreciate having a real treatment now with adult stem cells. >> woodruff: let me ask you about one thing in the judge's ruling because i think it was part of his core line of reasoning. that is he disagreed with the obama administration contention that it's possible to do research on extracted cells that are in effect separate from the process of destroying an embryo. >> i think the judge made a right interpretation of the law in that case. it's a law that congress has passed every year since about 1996. i think the obama administration was trying to cu
in addition they give us insight into cancer. they give us insight into birth defects. they allow us to do drug discovery. so from the cells themselves, we can device and generate drugs that themselves will go into patients. none of this is potential for... is the poe fence derived from adult stem cells. >> woodruff: your comments? >> i'm surprised that dr. snyder would make that statement. these studies have been published in some of the leading scientific journals in the world....
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>> well, china has been giving us relief goods. they have provided us financial assistance as well. i believe they are now seeing some more today. they have also taken responsibility of some population up in the north pakistan area that has become inaccessible because of the loss of bridges on the way. so there was no road connection left for that area. and the only way you could access them was through the chinese board are and they have taken responsibility for about 27,000 people in that area. >> woodruff: the 5 million dollars in aid you are now getting from india, it took some time to work this out. what's the significance of that? >> well, we have been helping each other in the past. they helped pakistan during the 2005 earthquake. we responded to them when they had natural disasters. so there is a precedent and we are neighbors. so this was a very welcome gesture on their part. and we in pakistan appreciate this gesture. >> woodruff: and political sensitivity to accepting that money from india? >> no, as i said there are past precedents. and you know, they've helped us and we
>> well, china has been giving us relief goods. they have provided us financial assistance as well. i believe they are now seeing some more today. they have also taken responsibility of some population up in the north pakistan area that has become inaccessible because of the loss of bridges on the way. so there was no road connection left for that area. and the only way you could access them was through the chinese board are and they have taken responsibility for about 27,000 people in...
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air space, which they are acquiring from us. this is really wonderful that the troops are leaving, but it is that the united states leaving. we are deeply and complex -- it is not the united states leading. we are deeply and complexly involved. >> same question, charles? >> history will decide. it is l -- the comparison to the korean war -- we lost 10 times as many soldiers in korea at that iraq. than iraq. it is a question you can never answer. if you have a member of the family among those who died, the answer is no. if you ask what it did strategically to the united states, i think it helped. i want to add to what mark said about the first time we occupied a muslim land. when osama bin laden issued a declaration of war on the crusaders and the jews, 1998, was the first item of a grievance? it was that america was occupying the holy sites of saudi arabia as a result of the success of the war in kuwait, where we had 50,000 american troops in what he called the land of the two shrines. in fact, the success of a good war, the kuw
air space, which they are acquiring from us. this is really wonderful that the troops are leaving, but it is that the united states leaving. we are deeply and complex -- it is not the united states leading. we are deeply and complexly involved. >> same question, charles? >> history will decide. it is l -- the comparison to the korean war -- we lost 10 times as many soldiers in korea at that iraq. than iraq. it is a question you can never answer. if you have a member of the family...
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let us make history together. [applause] >> russian president vladimir putin decided not to travel to zurich for the announcement. he said that the corruption scandal was a smear campaign. his presence was not necessary to win. the russian candidacy clearly stood out as the most attractive to soccer's governing body. they have lined up sponsors should money in the millions of dollars. the outlay will be substantial, some $4 billion will be needed to build a 13 stadiums and improve transport connections across russia. four years after the winter olympics, russia will post a global sports extravaganza. -- host a global sports extravaganza. >> we are joined from moscow by our correspondent. >> i imagine that people here are delighted. i think that this is being seen as a personal victory for vladimir putin, the prime minister. he was very closely associated with the russian bid. he will be flying to zurich soon. the other thing about this is that this is another boost for the russian economy because it will involve o
let us make history together. [applause] >> russian president vladimir putin decided not to travel to zurich for the announcement. he said that the corruption scandal was a smear campaign. his presence was not necessary to win. the russian candidacy clearly stood out as the most attractive to soccer's governing body. they have lined up sponsors should money in the millions of dollars. the outlay will be substantial, some $4 billion will be needed to build a 13 stadiums and improve...
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>> we don't use the pronouns to define god. >> he just use he. >> this is the english language. in erik we would say god and not give pronoun, whether masculine or feminine mr. i think what we're going to see in the 21st century, and sooner rather than later, is an overwhelming conflict between science and faith. look at what's coming along. we're going to unlock the human genome, we're going to engage in genetic engineering to eliminate inherited disease and perfect mankind. we may overcome, to a great extent, the aging process. we may reinvent life itself. we may feel as though we're taking on god-like powers. and there will be people, particularly in your communion, but also in yours, who will say why are we tinkering with what god and god alone should be doing? we are tinkering with the genetic structure of man. we are changing man as we have known him and has been presented by the koran and by the bible. do you see that coming? and will it sway people more toward religion or away from religion? >> well, i think medicine for the last hundred years has already undergone a lot
>> we don't use the pronouns to define god. >> he just use he. >> this is the english language. in erik we would say god and not give pronoun, whether masculine or feminine mr. i think what we're going to see in the 21st century, and sooner rather than later, is an overwhelming conflict between science and faith. look at what's coming along. we're going to unlock the human genome, we're going to engage in genetic engineering to eliminate inherited disease and perfect mankind....
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>> we don't use the pronouns to define god. >> he just use he. >> this is the english language. in erik we would say god and not give pronoun, whether masculine or feminine mr. i think what we're going to see in the 21st century, and sooner rather than later, is an overwhelming conflict between science and faith. look at what's coming along. we're going to unlock the human genome, we're going to engage in genetic engineering to eliminate inherited disease and perfect mankind. we may overcome, to a great extent, the aging process. we may reinvent life itself. we may feel as though we're taking on god-like powers. and there will be people, particularly in your communion, but also in yours, who will say why are we tinkering with what god and god alone should be doing? we are tinkering with the genetic structure of man. we are changing man as we have known him and has been presented by the koran and by the bible. do you see that coming? and will it sway people more toward religion or away from religion? >> well, i think medicine for the last hundred years has already undergone a lot
>> we don't use the pronouns to define god. >> he just use he. >> this is the english language. in erik we would say god and not give pronoun, whether masculine or feminine mr. i think what we're going to see in the 21st century, and sooner rather than later, is an overwhelming conflict between science and faith. look at what's coming along. we're going to unlock the human genome, we're going to engage in genetic engineering to eliminate inherited disease and perfect mankind....
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resolutions and used chemical weapons in the iran war, used them against his own people, thousands died as a result of it. so that was why it was on the agenda from then on and my attitude to it, this is what led to the actions we took with respect to libya, a.q. khan, what we were trying to do then and trying to do still in relation to iran, north korea, and so on. from then on my view was the calculus of risk changes, you can not afford to let this proliferation occur. >> rose: here is what intrigues me about you, too. you seem to say about iran the fear to do nothing if you are a leader gnawed at you. gnawed at you. and therefore the iraqi invasion and therefore the potential of iran having nuclear weapons. the fear of that. >> yeah. i mean... >> rose: you lived more by fear than hope. >> (laughs) no, no, i think i'm basically hopeful. but... and i think the fear of doing the prime minister's questions is a little different. >> rose: i was fearful that i'd become prime minister and now i had to govern. that's how you openly spoke. >> that's for sure and true. i think the fear... howe
resolutions and used chemical weapons in the iran war, used them against his own people, thousands died as a result of it. so that was why it was on the agenda from then on and my attitude to it, this is what led to the actions we took with respect to libya, a.q. khan, what we were trying to do then and trying to do still in relation to iran, north korea, and so on. from then on my view was the calculus of risk changes, you can not afford to let this proliferation occur. >> rose: here is...
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stay with us. next, dexter filkins with the new york times. >> thanassis cambanis is here and writes about the arab world for the new york times, boston globe and other publications in 2006 he covered the lebanon war between hezbollah and as the bureau chief, he met some hezbollah fighters who would give him rare in sight into the organization and how it works. his new book is a a privilege to die, inside hezbollah's legions and their war against israel. welcome. >> great to be here. >> tell us what status lebanon is today as you look at it. >> today, sadly, lebanon is on the verge of another war and in fact i would say it is on the verge of two wars, one is the war between hezbollah suppoers opponents inside lebanon, which is a country more polarized than at any time since i have been following it, and the second war is the much anticipated war between israel and hezbollah, which people expected this past summer and both hezbollah and israel seemed to be talking about like it is just a question of
stay with us. next, dexter filkins with the new york times. >> thanassis cambanis is here and writes about the arab world for the new york times, boston globe and other publications in 2006 he covered the lebanon war between hezbollah and as the bureau chief, he met some hezbollah fighters who would give him rare in sight into the organization and how it works. his new book is a a privilege to die, inside hezbollah's legions and their war against israel. welcome. >> great to be...